One normal day, as Inuyashatachi continued their search for the sacred fragments, they traveled to a village close to Taijiya village. The village head invited them into his house and said that he had something interesting to show them. When Inuyasha, Miroku, Kagome and Shippo entered the house, Sango sat by the river and sank into deep thoughts. She began to think her father, uncles and in particular, her brother, Kohaku. "Where are you?" she murmured to herself.
Out of a sudden, she felt a tap on her shoulder. "Hey, Sango, there is something interesting inside. Come in, quick!" It was Miroku. Sango reluctantly got up and moved towards the house. She glanced at Miroku and sighed.
When they entered the house, they heard Shippo shouting, "Hey, I am the youngest so I should be the first!"
"Nobody wants to play with this stuff. Now get off then we can continue our journey!" Inuyasha barked.
"Why should I listen to you? Right, Kagome?"
"What's that?" Sango interrupted.
Shippo laughed, "It is what the villagers called 'Wheel of time'. With it, you can go back to the past. Interesting, right?"
Sango did not reply.
Suddenly, the room became silent. Sango slowly started towards Shippo and carried him off the wheel. Knowing what she was doing, Miroku immediately rushed towards the wheel to stop her. However, it was too late. Sango carried Kirara and began to spin the wheel. There was a strong gust of wind that prevented Miroku to move forward.
When the wind was gone, the village head asked, "She knew it was experimental, didn't she?" Everyone's eyes turned to Miroku. Miroku looked down and proceeded towards the wheel. Inuyasha grabbed his arm and said with a grin, "I am not going to let my comrades go into this mysterious wheel without me."
In the mean time, Sango and Kirara found themselves in the Taijiya village. "Okaeri." A familiar voice stunned Sango. She turned around and saw Kohaku sitting on the ground.
Sango rushed towards Kohaku and gave him a hug and said, "Ta-daima!" Tears began flowing out of her eyes.
"Why? Why are you crying, sister? You know you don't look pretty when you cried?"
"Don't leave me, Kohaku. Don't…please…"
"I am not leaving you sister. Why should I?"
Sango smiled and wiped away her tears.
"You are finally back, Sango. How is the demon? Is it a handful to deal with?"
Sango looked up and saw her father. She felt like crying again but she didn't as she knew that her father didn't like her to cry. Sango whispered, "It was difficult to be on my own, father. I prefer to battle along with you."
Her father walked towards her and said gently, "You will get a chance tomorrow when we go to that castle. We will fight the demon – What happened, Sango? Why are you looking so down? I thought you love –"
"Father, can we reject it?"
His voice hardened. "What are you doing Sango? I thought you can set a good example for Kohaku who will be following us for the first time tomorrow. Do you know how disappointed I am when you said that?"
"Father, maybe sis is too tired." Kohaku interrupted.
"Being tired is not an excuse. If she doesn't want to go, I won't force her to."
"Father, I will go. Sorry about what I have just said." Sango whispered and she walked off.
The next morning when Inuyasha, Miroku, Kagome and Shippo arrived at the Taijiya, they did not see Sango or Kirara. The village was a happy place to live in where no one bears any grudge against anyone. One of the older villagers said, "Sango is a rare girl. She is brave and strong. Ever since she learnt how to walk, her father trained her to be an exterminator. Although his training was tough, they were a close family. They always do things together like eating and killing demons." After Inuyasha heard this, he began to feel sorry for Sango. He thought, "Now I know why you wanted so badly to come back here."
When the demon exterminators reached the castle, Sango began to look around. She had vowed to herself last night that she would not allow history to repeat itself. When she saw the lord of the castle, who was the demon, she whispered to Kohaku, "Stay close to me." She thought, "If Kohaku gets controlled again, the first one he killed will be me. Father is experienced and he will certainly kill that demon. Naraku…"
After the centipede demon was killed by Sango, Naraku cast his string again. This time round, he aimed at Sango. Sango was looking out for the string in Kohaku's direction, thus did not take note of the string. Sango was controlled. She lifted up Hiraikotsu and aimed it at Kohaku. Kirara did not know what to do and she began fighting with her mistress. Sango's father was shocked to see this kind of situation and went to stop the fight. Sango changed her aim and turned Hiraikotsu at her own father and Kirara, knowing that she could not protect both of them at the same time, prayed hard.
"Iron reaver, soul stealer!" The string was broken. Sango woke up. She looked at her arm that was holding up Hiraikotsu and asked worriedly, "Anyone's hurt?"
"Nobody is hurt, Sango." Inuyasha assured her. Kohaku stared blindly at what was happening. "Now, it's all yours!"
Sango nodded and threw her Hiraikotsu towards Naraku. However, like usual, Naraku dodged it and escaped with the wind.
"Sango, what happened?" her father questioned.
"I was controlled by that lord who was a demon. With this.." she showed her father the string. "Thank you, Inuyasha." She turned and smiled at Inuyasha.
Soon, Miroku, Kagome and Shippo appeared. "We are here, Sangochan." Kagome exclaimed.
"Yes. Sorry to trouble all of you."
"Are we going back now, Sango?"
"You all can go first. I want to stay here a few more weeks."
"Sango, who are they?" her father questioned.
"My friends. This dog is a hanyou and his name is Inuyasha. He is a pretty good fighter, just a little rash at times. This lady has an ability to shoot a demon down just by her arrows. Her name is Kagome. That man is a monk and he is able to suck things in with his Kazaana. He is a pervert, real pervert and his name is Miroku. This fox demon is Shippo. He is a good friend of Kirara. Pretty cute, right?"
"Nice friends you have, Sango. Do you want to invite them home?"
Sango nodded and they walked together back to Taijiya village.
When they reached the village, it was late in the night. Sango went into her room with Kirara and was changing up. She thought, "How good is it to be home! How I wish I could just stay here forever! Actually, I could – "
"Sango, are you going to stay here forever?" a voice came from behind.
"I don't know …Who's that?"
"It's me, Sango."
Sango turned and saw Miroku grinning away. She looked down at her body and blushed. She gave the monk a slap before wrapping herself up with a towel. "Hey, why are you in my room?"
"It is not your room, it is going to be ours – "
Sango slapped him again. "Don't you ever say that again!"
"Sango, back to topic, are you going to stay here forever?"
"I don't know."
"You know Inuyasha will not be pleased to stay here for a long period of time – "
"It got nothing to do with him! Neither does it concern you nor Kagome nor Shippo! It is just about me and Kirara."
"If you are going to stay, I will stay with you."
"Why, monk, you don't have to do that. It doesn't make a difference to me whether you stay or go."
"It make a difference to me. I will be lonely without you. Even if one day I get eaten up by Kazaana, I will not regret. At least I have a chance to –"
"What?"
"A chance to –"
Sango's eyes widen. "Just what is it, monk?"
"Never mind."
"Just say it."
"Sleep with you."
"Go and sleep with yourself, pervert monk!" Sango said angrily as she chased Miroku out of the room.
When Sango settled down and thought of the conversation, "Are the words true? If they are, he is too nice towards me. To sacrifice his life just to sleep with me, although it is pervert, he is just too –"
Her thoughts were disturbed by the knock on the door. She wiped away her tears which could not stop flowing down and opened the door. It was Kohaku. "Sis, tonight, can we count the stars together?"
Sango smiled and obliged to it. Kirara mewed, indicating that she wants to go as well. Sango and Kohaku sat on the grass and Kohaku began counting, "1,2,3,4,5…" Sango smiled at her childish little brother. She appreciated every moment spent with Kohaku. She just loved the little talks of Kohaku about his new skill and that he was improving slowly.
Suddenly, Kohaku stopped counting and asked, "Sis, what do you appreciate most in the world?"
Sango smiled gently and whispered, "Kohaku."
Kohaku laughed, "Don't joke, sis. Tell me honestly."
Kirara moved up to the lap of Kohaku while Sango replied, "It's the truth. Every second with you is precious for me. Because I don't know how long will it last –"
"Don't say that! We are forever together as professional demon exterminators!"
Sango smiled and rubbed Kohaku's head. Kohaku asked, "Sis, you like the dog demon?"
"No, he is Kagomechan's lover. Anyway, there is someone else…"
"Who?"
"Secret."
"Tell me please!"
"Ok, unless you catch me!"
Sango began running and Kohaku behind chasing her shadow. The darkness of the sky didn't stop the siblings from loving. Elsewhere, Naraku sat down in his room and thought, "Be controlled once more, Sango…Inuyasha…"